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Committee approves e‑bike and e‑scooter rules, sets 15 mph park speed and Oct. 1 effective date

5530974 · August 4, 2025

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Summary

The recommending committee approved bill 2025‑28 to regulate electric bicycles and scooters in city parks and public rights‑of‑way; the measure aligns city rules with Clark County and sets an effective date of Oct. 1, 2025.

The Las Vegas Recommending Committee on Aug. 4 approved bill 2025‑28, which adds electric bicycles and electric scooters to the city code, sets park speed limits and aligns penalties and definitions with Clark County and Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS).

Jillian Block Sabaroom, deputy city attorney, told the committee the bill defines electric bicycles and scooters to align with NRS and Clark County code, adds electric bikes and scooters to Title 11 bicycle provisions, and creates a 15‑mile‑per‑hour speed limit for electric bicycles in city parks. The bill also prohibits wheelies, stunts and reckless behavior, requires minors to wear helmets, and bans e‑bikes and e‑scooters on sidewalks on Fremont Street from Main to Seventh streets.

The proposed first amendment clarifies that violations will be prosecuted as civil infractions, consistent with county practice, and sets an effective date of Oct. 1, 2025. The deputy city attorney said those changes are on pages 5, 8 and 9 of the amendment packet provided to committee members.

Jason Potts, chief of the Department of Public Safety for the City of Las Vegas, said his department supports the ordinance and cited safety and potential park‑property damage as reasons for the change. “We’re in support of this ordinance,” Potts said. “These bikes and scooters go pretty fast, and it causes issues in our parks.”

Committee members discussed enforcement consistency with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Clark County, and committee comments emphasized mirroring county rules to avoid enforcement confusion across jurisdictional lines.

The committee moved to approve the bill. The public transcript records the committee’s vote as “passes”; no roll‑call tally or individual votes appear in the public record. The measure is eligible for adoption at a subsequent City Council meeting in August.

If adopted by the City Council, the ordinance will amend LVMC Title 11 (bicycles) and Title 13 (parks) and impose civil infractions for enumerated violations beginning Oct. 1, 2025.